Mercer County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mercer County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
11.5%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-48.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +0.9 pp (14.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -1.1 pp (-15.7%) |